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Birding spot · Shelby County, Tennessee

Birding at Penal Farm Lake Number Two: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Penal Farm Lake Number Two are Great Blue Heron (88%), Ruddy Duck (77%), and Mallard (69%). It is busiest in spring, when 69 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (73 species). 154 species have been reported here across 1,572 complete checklists from 289 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJan 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJan 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsFeb 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsFeb 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsFeb 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsFeb 22-28: 52 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMar 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMar 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMay 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jun 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jul 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Aug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Sep 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (6 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Oct 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsNov 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsNov 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsNov 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsDec 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsDec 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsDec 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsDec 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Great Blue Heron88%
  2. 2Ruddy Duck77%
  3. 3Mallard69%
  4. 4Canada Goose67%
  5. 5Pied-billed Grebe50%
  6. 6American Coot49%
  7. 7Ring-billed Gull48%
  8. 8Northern Mockingbird45%
  9. 9Killdeer45%
  10. 10Bufflehead34%
  11. 11American Crow24%
  12. 12Rock Pigeon24%
  13. 13Double-crested Cormorant23%
  14. 14Turkey Vulture22%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird21%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 51 species

  1. Canada Goose85%
  2. Bufflehead81%
  3. Ruddy Duck80%
  4. Great Blue Heron77%
  5. Mallard74%

Spring 69 species

  1. Canada Goose91%
  2. Mallard85%
  3. Northern Mockingbird77%
  4. Great Blue Heron72%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird69%

Summer 60 species

  1. Northern Mockingbird84%
  2. Great Blue Heron83%
  3. Mallard80%
  4. Canada Goose74%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird71%

Fall 57 species

  1. Great Blue Heron87%
  2. Mallard70%
  3. Canada Goose65%
  4. Ruddy Duck61%
  5. Northern Mockingbird53%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Tennessee.

  • Ruddy Duck63% of checklists here vs 1.6% statewide: 40.5×
  • Canvasback22% of checklists here vs 0.8% statewide: 29.0×
  • Bufflehead48% of checklists here vs 2.9% statewide: 16.7×
  • Sora5.9% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 16.4×
  • Greater Scaup6.2% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 16.4×
  • Lesser Scaup23% of checklists here vs 1.8% statewide: 12.4×
  • Red-breasted Merganser5.3% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 10.4×
  • Snow Goose5.5% of checklists here vs 0.7% statewide: 7.9×

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.